ITC Q3 result: Net profit for December quarter increased 3.85% on year, according to companyITC Ltd, country's biggest cigarette maker, posted on Wednesday a 3.85 per cent rise in December-quarter profit, boosted by higher cigarette sales.Profit camein at Rs 3,209 crore for three months ended December 31, 2018, compared with Rs 3,090 crore a year ago.That came above analysts' estimate of Rs 3,134 crore, according to data on Refinitiv Eikon.The Kolkata-based company, which also makes Sunfeast biscuits and Classmate stationery items, reported a jump of 14.9 per cent in revenue from operations, while revenue from its cigarettes segment witnessed a 9.6 per cent growth.Shares in ITC closed 4.8 per cent lower at Rs276 apiece on NSE, whose benchmark index Nifty finished down 0.8 per cent.